I wanted to make a movie that celebrates the outsider, the one who is different, the one who is not normal - and show how important that is.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I wanted to make a film that was sophisticated and emotional, but for a wider audience.
I wanted to do a movie about being really good at something, yet being socially awkward and not as advanced in your personal life as you are in your creative life.
It's great to be in a film that's able to have people really want to become socially conscious, to walk out of the theatre and want to do something.
To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that.
I actually have great respect for the professionals on both sides, journalism designers in the fashion industry, and I wanted to make a movie that celebrated what they did as much as poke fun at the challenges of their lives.
When a family film is done well, there's a character that every member of the audience can relate to. I want to be one of those guys.
I wanted to make my sophomore film as different as possible. I didn't want to be pigeonholed. I didn't want to be identifiable.
I'm never going to be inspired by some obscure film, which isn't to say I don't enjoy that sort of thing. I just want to share my work with everyone.
When I felt like an outsider, movies made me feel inside my own skill set.
I wanted to make a movie about the arbitrary nature of love.